Hi all, first post.
I’m 46 and in peri. I’ve had many of the classic symptoms (flushes, VA, endless UTIs, dizziness, fatigue, joint aches, electric shocks, shortening cycle, terrible brain fog). I’ve got a few underlying conditions (hypothyroid, PCOS, arthritis) so my GP did tests and scans to rule out anything before starting me on HRT. I’m on Estradiol and the Evorel Conti patch. I’m also on calcium/vit D and D-Mannose.
I did double check about EC, as I know it’s meant for women who aren’t menstruating, but was assured by the GP and the gynae clinic that it was okay.
I’m 2 months in. The flushes went within the first 48 hours. In my first month I was great during the first 2 weeks, then all my symptoms came back during ovulation, then I was great again for 2 weeks but then had a really terrible period where all my symptoms came back with a vengeance. This month I felt lousy again around my usual ovulation time, but I didn’t ovulate (I always know as I get strong ov pain). Again snapped back to feeling great, but no period arrived. Then a few days ago I dipped again and I’m pretty sure I ovulated, so we shall see if a period shows up or not.
I’m not at all worried about not having a period (I’d prefer not to tbh), but is this cyclical return of symptoms normal? I’m coming up to my review with my GP, do I keep going with the EC or ask for a different method? Do I need to give it longer?
Any advice or experiences welcomed.